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C) TO LU PING: I AM VERY PLEASED TO HEAR THAT YOU HAVE BEEN APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE STATE COUNCIL. WE HAVE WORKED CLOSELY TOGETHER FOR MANY YEARS, AND I KNOW THAT YOU ARE FIRMLY COMMITTED TO OUR COMMON OBJECTIVE OF THE FULL AND SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK CLOSELY WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG UP TO AND AFTER 1997. PLEASE ACCEPT MY CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR IMPORTANT NEW APPOINTMENT AND MY WARM PERSONAL BEST WISHES. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN BEIJING IN JANUARY.
3. WE ARE ALMOST CERTAIN TO BE ASKED FOR COMMENTS ON THESE CHANGES. SUBJECT TO ANY VIEWS YOU MAY HAVE (DESKBY 24030OZ) WE PROPOSE TO SAY:
BOTH MR JI PENGFEI AND MR LI HOU HAVE BEEN CLOSELY INVOLVED IN HONG KONG AFFAIRS AT A VERY IMPORTANT STAGE IN THE TERRITORY'S HISTORY. I HAVE APPRECIATED THE OPPORTUNITY OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS TO DISCUSS WITH BOTH OF THEM THE LAYING OF A SOUND FOUNDATION FOR THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION. I CONGRATULATE MR LU PING ON HIS APPOINTMENT AS DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE STATE COUNCIL. I HAVE LONG HAD A CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING AND DEVELOPING IT IN HIS NEW APPOINTMENT.
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